I really like talking about new places to ride. Much more upbeat than talking about the still very real problem of mountain bikers losing land access.
The other week, one of my google searches came back with an article on canoe.ca about the Inverhuron Mountain Bike Park, just east of Inverhuron Provincial Park, near Kincardine, ON. [...]

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In just over a month it will be Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day. This year is the 6th annual, and it falls on October 2nd. Right now I know of only three potential events. One at Kelso (Defiant MTB/GORBA/Halton CA), one at Durham Forest (DMBA), and one in Kingston (Nitro Injected Bikers).
If your club [...]

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Looking for some old school root and rocks? Jeff promises me that this event is 99% single track to boot. Nice! I wish I was a) in shape, and b) able to participate. Maybe you are one or the other, or both.
Here are the deets:

When: Sept 19th, 10am
Where: Forest Lea
Distance: 10km (intro) , 20km (1 [...]

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Oops. Apparently I goofed and Lee didn’t win it, Mark Battiston did. Sorry for the confusion. Here area photo of the winner with his new frame.

And we have a winner! What do you know it’s Lee Allen. Way to go Lee! Enjoy.

If you think back to a previous eNews you may recall we announced Renegade Cycle [...]

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I got a note from Sacred Rides the other day asking if I could ask all of my many lady readers if the would be willing to participate in a survey they are conducting.
From Mike Brcic the head honcho:
Mike with Sacred Rides (one of North America’s leading mountain bike adventure companies) here, and I’d love your [...]

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Everyone remember this; the opinion piece I wrote about the recent Bruce Mountain Bike Adventure Park renovations? I was contacted by a writer at Mountain Life Magazine asking if they could reprint it. Well it’s now published. If you live up that way pick up a print copy, if you don’t you can see it [...]

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It’s been about a month since the OTC Trailhead Ontario conference, so I guess its about time I wrote down some of my thoughts on the conference. I came away with two main ideas. Only two!?! Yes only two. That’s not to say the conference didn’t have good sessions, because it did; or that it [...]

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Some times I get taken by surprise. This is one of those times, and what a pleasant surprise it is. A new place to ride.
I stumbled (virtually) across Hanover Bike park when one of my Google Alerts listed this Pinkbike.com article. Interesting. For those who don’t know where Hanover is (I didn’t), it is right [...]

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This just in: one of the Trail Crew members at Conservation Halton has tendered their resignation, so there is now an opening. But you’ll have to act fast they want to start interviewing next week.
The job description is after the jump. But please don’t send me your resume, I’m not involved in the hiring process. [...]

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Have heard of the Bike Train? It’s started as a way for people to take the train (with their bike of course) to get down to the Niagara Region to do some road touring. It’s expanded beyond that in the last couple of years. Last year they expanded to the North, North Bay in particular. [...]

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